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Abstinence-Related Motivational Engagement Scale: Validity and Reliability in Turkish People
(Bilimsel Tip Publishing House, 2018) Yavan, Tulay; Gulesen, Asli; Bebis, Hatice
OBJECTIVES: This research aimed to conduct a validity and reliability study of the Turkish version of the abstinence-related motivational engagement (ARME) scale. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This study included 122 people and was administered in a smoking cessation clinic. The sociodemographic-smoking status characteristics questionnaire and the ARME scale were used for data collection. A psycholinguistic language adaptation was performed. In the validity, analyses, content, construct, and criterion-related validities were used. For content validity, expert evaluation was performed. For construct validity, principal component analyses (exploratory factor analyses) were performed. Orthogonal (Varimax) rotation was used to explore multiple factors. The Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin test was used to assess the adequacy of the sample size. For criterion-related validity, we compared the ARME scale points of people who were abstinent and had relapse for smoking at the end of the sixth month. In the reliability analysis, standard deviation (SD) and item analysis, internal consistency, and test-retest methods were used. RESULTS: The four factors explain 58% of the total variance. Items have factor loading between 0.409 and 0.805. When the factor structure of the scale was assessed, the items in each factor group have a factor load of at least 0.40. Due to one-dimensional use of the original scale, it has been decided to maintain this scale in its original form. The ARME scale points of people who quit smoking were statistically higher than the points of people who had relapse at the end of the sixth month. Cronbach's alpha coefficients were between 0.846 and 0.763. Significant and positive correlation was found between the test-retest scale scores. CONCLUSION: The Turkish adaptation of the ARME scale, which was developed for adults who quitted smoking, is an adequately valid and reliable measurement instrument. It is considered that the scale might be used reliably in different cultures as well.
Determining the Effects of the Monitoring and Counseling in Addition To Standard Monitoring on the Abstinence After Quit Smoking: a Randomized Controlled Study
(Aves, 2020) Gulesen, Asli; Yavan, Tulay; Bebis, Hatice
BACKGROUND/AIMS The aim of this study was to determine the effects of supplemental monitoring and counseling in addition to the standard monitoring during the treatment period on the abstinence behavior of smoking cessation center applicants. MATERIAL and METHODS The randomized controlled study was conducted in the smoking cessation clinic as an intervention study. The study involved 67 participants. Data collection was implemented using the Descriptive Questions Form, Fagerstrom Test for Nicotine Dependence, Carbon Monoxide Monitoring Chart, and Self-Efficacy Questionnaire. After routine standard training and tests at the smoking cessation center, a total of six supplemental interviews were conducted in the intervention group by one of the researchers; these interviews were conducted one week before smoking cessation and one week and one, Iwo, three, and six months after quitting. Two interviews were conducted in the control group for evaluation: one week before and six months after quitting. RESULTS After six months, 88.2% of the intervention group and 60.6% of the control group had stopped smoking. A statistically meaningful difference was found between the intervention and the control groups in terms of attending the standard monitoring. In the last interview, the self-efficacy score of the intervention group was significantly higher than that in the control group. Compared to the control group, the intervention group was 1.5 times more successful in smoking cessation at the end of the sixth month. CONCLUSION Those successful in smoking cessation must be monitored in frequent follow-ups simultaneously supported by physicians, nurses, and other health-care providers.